Stanchion.



No. 739,610. PATENTED SEPT. 22, 1903.

W. KUETER. STANGHION.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 24. 1902. N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

UNITED STATES M Patented September 22, 1903* PATENT ,OFFICE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent'No. 739,610, dated September 22, 1903. Application filed May 24., 1902. a are No. 108,768. No model.)

To all whom itmay concern:

zen of the United States, and a resident of Herman, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented certa'in'new and useful Improvements in Stanchions; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The object of my-invention is to provide an automatic stanchion that combines simplicity and cheapness of construction with durability and efficiency.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 5 are elevations of my improved stanchion, showing it open ready to receive the animals and closed, respectively. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, partly in section. Fig. 3 is asection on line 02a; of Fig. 1 looking downward. Fig. 4; is a plan view of the strip secured to the lower cross-bar.

Referring by letters to the drawings, I is a stationary upright. Kis apivoted upright; J, an upper cross-bar, and H a lower crossbar. The lower end of the pivoted upright enters a slot 75, formed in the adjacent end of the cross-bar H, which carries a bolt in, upon which the said upright is fulcrumed, and a coil-spring P extends on an angle through the said slot and engages with the projecting lower end of the said upright and exerts a constant effort to throw the upper end thereof in the'direction of the stationary upright. The

upper end of said pivotal upright is providedwith a slot M for engagement with a pin Z, the latter being secured at both ends to two parallel guide-bars and the other end of said guide-bars being pivoted to the cross-bar J by means of a pin Z. The free end of said pivotal upright is provided with a beveled edge 0 for engagement with a clevis N,so"

that when the upright K is thrown in the direction of the upright I the bevel 0 will strike the clevis N and cause it to rise up, allowing the said upright K togpass, after which the clevis N, which is pivoted to the guide-bars L and L, will drop down by reason otthe force of gravity and lock the stanchion. A

drop R is pivoted to the upright I by means ing S, cut on an angle toward its free end, so that the pressure exerted by the spring P will force the pivotal upright K constantly against the drop R, and by reason of the walls of the opening S being on an angle toward the free end of the drop B it will prevent its falling away from the pin T until a greater force is exerted on the top of the drop R. The stanchion is suspended from an upper beam A by means of eyebolts O and D, giving a certain amount of swiveling, the lower connection of the stanchion being made by means of a strip E, which is preferably made of iron or some other suitable metal and having numerous holes for the insertion of bolts, so that the swing of the stanchion may be regulated to correspond with the size of the animal desired to be held. While I have shown but two holes, one for pivoting the strip to the cross-bar H with the bolt 0, as shown, and one for pivoting the strip to the sill B with a bolt F, as shown, I may have more holes in the strip for the purpose of adjustment, and claimthis as one of the essential features of my invention.

The operation of my stanchion is as follows: When the animals head enters the open stanchion, its neck will cause the drop R to free itself from the pin T and the spring P will force the beveled edge 0 of the pivotal upright K past the clevis N, when the said clevis will drop by reason of the force of gravity and secure the pivotal upright K at its free end. To open the stanchion, raise the clevis N and pull the pivotal upright K out until the opening S in the drop R will engage the pin T, when the stanchion is secured in an open position ready for use.

Having thus described my invention, what angle in its free end for engagement with a pin in the pivotal upright, a spring in the lower cross-bar engaging with the pivotal upright and constantly forcing its free end in the direction of the stationary upright, an eyebolt in the upper cross-bar for swinging engagement-with a similar bolt in the beam, and means for adjustably securing the lower cross-bar to the sill, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a suspended stanchion and also sill of a connection consisting of a strip of metal containing a number of holes and pivoted at its ends respectively to the stanchion and sill whereby the length of the swing of the stanchion may be adjusted. Y

3. The combination, in a'suspended stanchion, of two uprights and an upper and lower cross-bar, one of said uprights being pivoted may be adjusted substantially as set forth. M

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, in the presence of two witnesses.

WM. KUETER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. KoHL, OTTO SPRENGER. 

